percuss

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

percuss
    v 1: strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and
         back"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.)
   To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See
   {Percussion}, 3. --Quain.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Percuss \Per*cuss"\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Percussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p.
   p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See
   {Quash}.]
   To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss
   the chest in medical examination.
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         Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.
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